The Impractical Jokers stars are, from left, James Murr Murray, Sal Vulcano, Brian Q Quinn and Joe Gatto. The he guys have been performing as an improv comedy troupe called The Tenderloins since 1999 and will appear in Houston Friday.

The Impractical Jokers stars are, from left, James Murr Murray,...

If everybody has one guilty-pleasure television show, send me up the river for laughing like an idiot at "Impractical Jokers."

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